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Setting targets as a family business — it’s about aligning expectations

Running a family business gives you the chance to think about long-term performance. But it’s important to make sure the goals of different…

Sep 4, 2018

Setting targets as a family business — it’s about aligning expectations

Sep 4, 2018

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Are you managing your freelance team as effectively as possible?

While it often makes sense to engage with a freelance team or temporary workers, three creative SMEs tell what needs to be done differently…

Aug 21, 2018

Are you managing your freelance team as effectively as possible?

Aug 21, 2018

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Business mentor provided sounding board for ideas and decisions

A business mentor may seem formal, expensive or out of reach, but there have never been more opportunities to access an experienced…

Aug 8, 2018

Business mentor provided sounding board for ideas and decisions

Aug 8, 2018

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Lay the groundwork now so your staff can assume extra responsibility

If junior members are staff are expected to eventually take a step up and start embracing extra responsibility then training and skill…

Aug 2, 2018

Lay the groundwork now so your staff can assume extra responsibility

Aug 2, 2018

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A skills plan that works just as well for older staff as it does for younger

With the age of retirement set to hit 66 by 2020, it’s vital that companies ensure a skills plan is in place that’s as appropriate to…

Jul 25, 2018

A skills plan that works just as well for older staff as it does for younger

Jul 25, 2018

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Continuous improvement: Why it’s important to not just change for change’s sake

While it may be tempting to fully embrace the continuous improvement mantra, Be the Business found out why change for change’s sake can…

Jul 23, 2018

Continuous improvement: Why it’s important to not just change for change’s sake

Jul 23, 2018

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Create an environment that welcomes suggestions and objective feedback

Businesses which fail to provide a way for staff to provide objective feedback on their working world are missing out on a wealth of…

Jul 20, 2018

Create an environment that welcomes suggestions and objective feedback

Jul 20, 2018

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Building a cost-effective training culture requires knowledge sharing

Developing an internal training culture is essential to keep employees engaged, motivated and productive. Be the Business spoke to three…

Jul 19, 2018

Building a cost-effective training culture requires knowledge sharing

Jul 19, 2018

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How the best SMEs continue to motivate high performers

A company’s top employees need to remain incentivised and engaged if they are going to remain with the business. Let them get frustrated or…

Jul 11, 2018

How the best SMEs continue to motivate high performers

Jul 11, 2018

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Questioning the CEO about revenue expenditure — Be the Business

When a receptionist asked her CEO how the £172,000 they’d made last month was spent it prompted a closer at the company’s revenue…

Jul 10, 2018

Questioning the CEO about revenue expenditure — Be the Business

Jul 10, 2018

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Be the Business is building a movement of SMEs across the UK who want to improve performance and share their advice and experiences to help others do the same.

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